The next morning, Yumi awoke to screaming in the hallways. She got up and went outside to check on it, but then heard laughing. "Sasuke, I swear!" Ciyasha continued to laugh. Then she came into view, running down the stairs with only a long t-shirt on. "Come here!" Sasuke said, following soon after with his boxers on. She squealed with laughter as Sasuke wrapped his arms around her, gently kissing her cheek. "Oh, hey, Yumi!" Ciyasha said. Yumi nodded, putting a hand on her head. "What's wrong?" Yumi smiled. "Just a little headache…" Sasuke kissed Ciyasha's lips. "Come on; it's only 8 o'clock. We still have a couple of hours to mess around." She rolled her eyes. "Okay, Sasuke, but I-" Sasuke swept her up, and she giggled as she was carried to their room. Yumi walked quietly to her room, her hand still on her head.
"Shika…" Shikamaru groaned as he turned over. "5 more minutes…" He muttered. "Shika, please, wake up." He grumbled as he opened his eyes. "Shika…" It was a whine, and he got up as he wrapped his arms around her. "What's wrong?" Yumi put her face in his chest. "You love me, right?" Shikamaru nodded as he gently rocked her. "Of course I do…" She giggled as she looked up at him. "Come here;" She whispered as she moved her finger to come closer. He smiled and came close to her, his ear by her lips. Then she whispered something quietly in his ear.
"…um…" Shikamaru blushed slightly as he looked at her. She was smiling wide. "I…guess we could try…" Yumi squealed as she wrapped her arms around him. "But get a sexy outfit, kay?" He whispered, kissing her neck gently. She nodded. "I promise…"
They walked down the stairs as he wrapped an arm around her waist. "Okay, Yumi. I wanted to start you on your training today." "Training?" She asked as she looked up at Shikamaru. "Yes, training. One of these days, your gonna have to come with me to work. And I wanna make sure that you have everything down." They were at the bottom floor, and they walked outside. "I know it's going to be a little hard. We'll start tonight. Kay?" Yumi nodded. "So what do you wanna do today?" She asked. Shikamaru shrugged. "I don't know... Hey, how about we go get you something to wear?" Yumi smiled. "Your gonna get me something?" He shrugged as he kissed her lips gently. "Why not...?" "AH! I SWEAR, KIBA! GET AWAY FROM ME!" Sakura was running out of the building with her bags, and Kiba was quickly following. "Sakura! Wait! Please...don't leave me!" Sakura slapped him. "I told you that I'm cheating on you, and you're the one who's asking me not to leave you?" Kiba nodded. "I love you, Sakura... Please don't leave me..."
Shikamaru put Yumi behind him as he walked towards Sakura. "I knew it..." He whispered. "Who in the hell are you cheating with?" Sakura smiled. "You can't touch me. It's Shino-" Shikamaru punched her, 'causing her to fall to the ground with a hand on her cheek. "Kiba," Yumi whispered. Kiba looked at her, a few tears starting to form in his eyes. "It's okay... She's not a very good person." A tear from Kiba's eyes dropped, but he quickly wiped it away. "Thank you," He whispered. "Excuse me," Shikamaru looked up at Shino, who was behind Yumi. "I believe you just hit my girlfriend," Sakura smiled as she got up and ran to him. Kiba looked angrily at Shino, and put his hand in his back pocket. "Kiba," Shikamaru said as he looked at him. "No blades." Yumi's breathing was rigid, and Shikamaru wrapped an arm around her. "What do you want?" Shikamaru whispered as he got in front of Yumi. "I want a fight. You against me." Shikamaru rolled his eyes. "Why would you want your ass kicked?" Shino smiled evilly.
"Well, I was thinking leader against leader. Whoever wins, wins." Shikamaru smiled. "Why would I want to fight you for no reward?" Shino shrugged. "...is yours a virgin?" Shikamaru growled as he put Yumi into his arms. "Yes," He said between his teeth. "But you're not getting her." Shino smiled. "Okay. If I win, I get your girl for one night." "What if I win?" Shikamaru asked suddenly. Shino sighed. "Well, I guess you don't want mine... Okay, if you win, no more jumps." Shikamaru sighed. "You won't jump us anymore?" "That's right..." He sighed as he looked at Yumi. "God, you'll just do anything for a fight..." Yumi looked up at him, gently putting a hand on his face. "...let me think about it." Shikamaru said as he looked at Shino. Shino nodded. "Okay...but beware until you make a decision."
"Go out and have fun. Me, Ciya, Hina, and TenTen will have some girl time." Shikamaru nodded. "Whatever you say, beauty." He walked outside. "Kiba, come on. We're going to the bank on 71st." Kiba came out of his daze and nodded. "...I know that a broken heart hurts, but it'll heal once you find the right one for your heart." Kiba smiled as he looked at Shikamaru. "That is the cheesiest thing that I've ever heard you say." Shikamaru chuckled. "Yumi left the T.V. on last night. Now come on," Kiba and Shikamaru walked back into the building, where Neji was already there. "Bank on 71st. Come on," They all looked around. "…wait…where's Naruto?" Shikamaru asked as he looked at Yumi. Yumi shrugged. "Haven't seen him since last night," Neji said. "Don't know where the little bugger would've gone." Like it was his que, Naruto and Hinata bust in the door. "We're back! Sorry it took a while. I had some spare cash on me, and hey, I gotta tell you that the hotel by the movies is WONDERFUL." Shikamaru looked at Naruto in a "are-you-serious" way. "Oh, well." Shikamaru quickly explained what happened with Shino, and then told Naruto where they were going. "I guess the girls are just gonna stay here." Naruto nodded. "Well, let's get a move on!"
Neji hugged TenTen, Sasuke kissed Ciyasha (maybe a little too friendly and open), Naruto gave Hinata a pathetic high-five, and Shikamaru kissed Yumi's cheek. "Okay, we'll be back soon. If they hurt you, I'll be there. Don't worry." Yumi nodded as she released Shikamaru's hand from hers. "Okay," She whispered. Shikamaru patted Kiba's back as they all walked out the door with their guns in their hands, and switchblades in their pockets. "Are you ready, guys?" TenTen asked. Ciyasha smiled. "Oh, yeah."
They all walked in the back area of the building, and they walked into the forest, and then finally got to a gate, where TenTen, Hinata, and Ciyasha climbed over, while Yumi climbed under it. Once they were in, they all walked to a white bench. It was a garden filled with roses, of all kinds, and flowers and different plants. It was a beautiful place, which only they knew of. They hadn't taken Sakura, because she was new and had only been in the group for about 3 months. "I missed this old place..." Ciyasha said as she took out a smoke. TenTen nodded, putting her hair down. "Yeah. Sure has been a while." Yumi ran to the swing, and started to swing herself. "So, what do you think is gonna happen?" Yumi asked as she accidentally pushed Hinata down. "WELL," TenTen said. "I was thinking that Shino would get his ass kicked from your boyfriend, and Neji won't get any more scratches on his back. Do you know how hard it is to try to put medication on your mans back when that's their weak spot?" Ciyasha rolled her eyes as she exhaled a puff of smoke. "Well, what I say is that Shikamaru will get beaten, and Yumi'll have to sleep with that son of a bitch, pardon my language. Sorry, sweetheart, but your guy doesn't stand a chance. What about you, Hinata?" Hinata looked at Ciyasha, and then Yumi. "Um, I actually, uh, don't know. What about you, Yumi?" Yumi sighed. "I have NO CLUE what's gonna happen. Hopefully Shikamaru will win like TenTen said, and we won't have to deal with that problem anymore." Ciyasha nodded, and inhaled. This is where the girls went when the men where gone away, and they had a chance to escape the life of a gang. They just had a chance to be free, and honest. They laughed, and they cried, and they were there on good days and bad days. But somehow they always felt a little better knowing that there was a place where no matter what, they were seen for who they were. After a couple hours of messing around, they ran back to the building, but before opening the door, they heard yelling.
"Where are they?!" Yumi covered her mouth as she heard Shikamaru's harsh voice. "I don't know! We've looked everywhere! In your room, my room, Neji's room, Naruto's room, and Sasuke's room. There not here, Shikamaru!" All the girls gasped as they heard someone yelp. "Well, then Kiba, I think you should search HARDER." Yumi had a few tears in her eyes, and she busted through the door. "Yumi, no!" Ciyasha hissed. But she was too late. "Shikamaru, stop it!" Tears fell down her cheeks as she looked at him. "Don't hurt him!" Shikamaru released Kiba, who quickly fell to the floor, and then yelled, "I'm ...okay...I think..." Shikamaru wrapped his arms around her, gently kissing her forehead. "Oh, Yumi... I was so worried about you..." He quickly pulled away. "Where are the others?" Ciyasha sighed, and hesitantly walked through the door. "Hi," She whispered with a smile on her face. "Ciyasha!" Sasuke wrapped his arms around her and kissed her deeply. "Oh, I thought that you had been stolen...my angel..." She wrapped her arms around him, and then dug her face in his chest.
Hinata and TenTen entered the room at the same time. "TenTen," Neji walked up to her, and hugged her gently. "Don't do that again... you scared the living shit out of me." Naruto ran up and was chuckling as he hugged Hinata. "Oh, Hinata. You remind me of me at this moment...Ha..." He kissed her sweetly. "I'm glad that your okay." Hinata blushed incredibly. "O-okay, Naruto." Shikamaru looked at Yumi with a serious look in his eyes, and he walked away. "...wait," Yumi ran to him, up to their room. "Shikamaru-" "I don't wanna hear it, Yumi." Shikamaru put his face in his hands and rested his elbows on the counter. He sighed as he released. "Yumi, you're my girl and I love you, but you have a responsibility, too." Yumi wrapped her arms around him. "Shika, I'm sorry..." "No, your gonna listen, not talk yourself out of it." Yumi released him and nodded. "Yes, sir." She whispered. "Babe, listen; I'm the leader of the gang, and you're going to have to be responsible. I had no idea where you guys went, and we had been searching for a while. Yumi, we thought that you guys were kidnapped." Yumi looked up at him. "I'm sorry..." Shikamaru smiled as he wrapped his arms around her. "It's okay, my beauty... Just tell me, where were you?" Yumi was shocked by this question. See, none of the girls ever told the boys about the garden. They wanted it their own little secret. They knew it was childish, but it was a private garden. "I...I...can't tell you that," Yumi whispered. Shikamaru's smile turned quickly to a frown, and then he released her. "Oh," He said as he looked at her. "So you're cheating on me, too? With who? Chouji?!" Yumi shook her head. "No, no, no! You don't understand-" "I understand perfectly, Yumi! You guys are all cheating on us!" Shikamaru put his head in his hands. "Oh, god... I'm falling apart..." He whispered. Yumi had a few tears in her eyes, and she backed away a few steps. "I...can't believe you would think that, Shikamaru..." She had tears falling down her cheeks, and Shikamaru looked up at her. "Oh, no, please, don't cry." He got up, but Yumi quickly ran out of the door. "Yumi!" He screamed as he chased her down the stairs, and then out the door. He just barely got a hold of her hand, and pulled her into his chest. Yumi cried as she put her hands in her hands. "Sh... I'm sorry, sweetheart... I assumed to quickly..." Yumi looked up at him, and then put her face in his chest. "Shika!" More tears fell down her cheeks as she kissed him, wrapping her arms around him. Shikamaru gently kissed her, and then released. "Yumi... I really am sorry." Yumi nodded, sniffling into his chest. "I know... I love you, Shikamaru." Shikamaru smiled. "I love you, too..."